Comments on: 7 Small “Mind Shifts” for When You Lack Discipline http://www.missiontolearn.com/2009/09/build-self-discipline/ Know Better. Live Better. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jtcobb http://www.missiontolearn.com/2009/09/build-self-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-8655 jtcobb Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:58:17 +0000 http://www.missiontolearn.com/?p=1012#comment-8655 Suzanne - Thanks so much for sharing these thoughts. And congrats on doing exactly what you want to be doing in your big picture! That's certainly a huge help when it comes to discipline. Stopping, taking a break, and getting involved in something else is also very good advice. Just this past week I found myself picking up a potboiler mystery every few hours and reading several chapters to help clear my mind so I could keep plowing ahead on a big client deliverable. It definitely helped. - Jeff Suzanne – Thanks so much for sharing these thoughts. And congrats on doing exactly what you want to be doing in your big picture! That’s certainly a huge help when it comes to discipline. Stopping, taking a break, and getting involved in something else is also very good advice. Just this past week I found myself picking up a potboiler mystery every few hours and reading several chapters to help clear my mind so I could keep plowing ahead on a big client deliverable. It definitely helped. – Jeff

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.missiontolearn.com/2009/09/build-self-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-8533 Suzanne Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:48:10 +0000 http://www.missiontolearn.com/?p=1012#comment-8533 Very nice post. Thank you. When I talk to people about learning, going back to school to get a degree, or upgrade skills, we often come to the part about actually doing it. The discipline part. Yes it's a mindset, habits, just something you decide to do, day by day, task by task. Personally I've never struggled with *discipline,* but that may be because I'm often doing exactly what I want to be doing in my big picture. Those little tips, reward structures and tricks to get me going on the days I don't want to help as well. Some days, when it's really bad, I'll say to myself, "So what would I rather do?" I often come up with "nothing." It's comical. I've learned what some of my barriers are to getting going. 1. Not wanting to put the effort in/the task is too hard 2. Not sure what to do/how to do it 3. Resentment due to exhaustion 4. Frustration connected to numbers 1 and 2 I overcome these by asking for help, breaking things down, finding another way to do something. Stopping and taking a break. Getting deeply involved with something else to clear my mind. Very nice post. Thank you. When I talk to people about learning, going back to school to get a degree, or upgrade skills, we often come to the part about actually doing it. The discipline part. Yes it’s a mindset, habits, just something you decide to do, day by day, task by task.
Personally I’ve never struggled with *discipline,* but that may be because I’m often doing exactly what I want to be doing in my big picture. Those little tips, reward structures and tricks to get me going on the days I don’t want to help as well. Some days, when it’s really bad, I’ll say to myself, “So what would I rather do?” I often come up with “nothing.” It’s comical.
I’ve learned what some of my barriers are to getting going.
1. Not wanting to put the effort in/the task is too hard
2. Not sure what to do/how to do it
3. Resentment due to exhaustion
4. Frustration connected to numbers 1 and 2

I overcome these by asking for help, breaking things down, finding another way to do something. Stopping and taking a break. Getting deeply involved with something else to clear my mind.

]]> By: Steve http://www.missiontolearn.com/2009/09/build-self-discipline/comment-page-1/#comment-8373 Steve Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:06:12 +0000 http://www.missiontolearn.com/?p=1012#comment-8373 Fascinating article, with a lot of great ideas for working through self discipline challenges. I like the idea of working on small parts, while keeping the big picture in mind, and giving yourself the 'permission' to screw up :) Good stuff! Fascinating article, with a lot of great ideas for working through self discipline challenges. I like the idea of working on small parts, while keeping the big picture in mind, and giving yourself the ‘permission’ to screw up :) Good stuff!

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